Thursday, October 16, 2014

Happy Haunting: A Finished Quilt

I am very happy to say that my Halloween quilt, named "Happy Haunting" is finished! This was my October goal (link #31) for A Lovely Year of Finishes. I bought the fabric (Jeepers Creepers for Henry Glass) last November when it went on sale 50% off at my LQS. I talked about the piecing of this quilt in this post.

I have had so much fun quilting it, and it is the most dense I have ever quilted. So be prepared for lots of pictures. :) I used matching thread on most of the prints, but used the clear thread on the house and characters. I used the white Aurifil in the bobbin.

It turned out so cute! I didn't quilt on the trees and love how they puff out a little bit.

I spiral quilted the moon and quilted swirls in the orange background.

I quilted barbed wire and eyeballs in the borders.

I quilted on the printed webs in the spider border.

My boys love this quilt so much that they have each claimed a character. Cheetah is the grim reaper.

Panda is the pumpkin guy. (I think grandma and grandpa are the birds.)

Monkey is the little ghost.

Because daddy is the big ghost.

I am the witch by default, because I am the only girl. ;)

I think the little spiders (or is it the bats?) are Nana and Grandpa. The spiders in the border represent all the aunts, uncles, and cousins. LOL.

I ended up using the green and yellow polka dot fabric for the backing.

Did you know that hanging sleeves make great labels? (I attach my hanging sleeve when I sew on the binding. Then hand stitch the bottom so that it has some extra give.)

My boys love that you can see all the shapes on the back.

In fact, they love it so much that they told me I had to hang it in the kitchen. I couldn't hang it up downstairs like I was originally planning. Vetoed in my own house!

It bugs me that it doesn't match the colors in my table runner. I am told that I just need to make a new one, but I love Broomzelda.

21 comments:

The quilting looks fantastic, Jasmine! And I agree with the boys - seeing all the quilting shapes and patterns on the back is awesome. I am glad they like it enough they want it proudly displayed and have named all the characters. Congratulations!

Awesome job! I love really dense quilting and my husband teases me about how I always have to turn it over and admire the back as much as the front. It's like getting two quilts for one! I love that your boys have picked out who they are and who everyone else in the family is too. How cute to have them so interested in what you're doing.

Oh my goodness, what a super cute quilt! I love that your boys love it so much. The quilting on it is fabulous and so thoughtful. I've never been one to make holiday quilts but I'm totally rethinking that silliness...I think I need to go find some cute Halloween fabric! :)

Oh, I love this spooktacular wall hanging! And that your boys have decided on how each family member is represented by the characters. You make the most adorable witch! Hee, hee! The quilting is incredible. You really went all out on this fabulous finish!

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